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Castletownbere Destination Guide

Explore Castletownbere in Ireland

Castletownbere in the region of Ireland (general) is a place in Ireland - some 193 mi or ( 311 km ) South-West of Dublin , the country's capital city .

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Time in Castletownbere is now 12:41 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Derry, Lisburn, Belfast, Tralee, and Roscommon. Since you are here already, consider visiting Derry . Where to go and what to see in Castletownbere ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dunboy Castle

Dunboy Castle (meaning Caisleán Dhún Baoi) was a stronghold of the O'Sullivan Bere, a Gaelic clan leader and 'Chief of Dunboy'. The castle is located on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere and was built to guard and defend the harbour of Berehaven. Its presence there enabled O'Sullivan Bere to control the sea fisheries off the Irish coast and collect sizeable taxes from Irish and Continental fishing vessels sheltering in the haven.

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Located at 51.63 -9.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Castles in County Cork, Ruins in the Republic of Ireland

Bere Island

Bere Island or Bear Island (Irish: Oiléan Béarra, meaning "bear island", although officially called An tOileán Mór meaning "the big island") is an island off the west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It is roughly 11 km x 5 km in dimension and has a population of 210. Legend says that the island was named by a 2nd Century king of Munster, Mogh Nuadat, in honour of his wife, Beara, the daughter of Heber Mor, King of Castile.

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Located at 51.63 -9.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Islands of County Cork

Slieve Miskish Mountains

The Slieve Miskish Mountains are a small range of low sandstone mountains found at the extreme south-western tip of the Beara Peninsula of County Cork in Ireland. Unlike the Caha Mountains, which lie further north on the peninsula, the Slieve Miskish Mountains lie entirely on the Cork side of the peninsula, part of which belongs to County Kerry. There are only four named mountain peaks in the range: Knocknagallaun, 376 m; Knockgour, 481 m; Knockoura, 490 m; and Miskish Mountain, 386 m.

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Located at 51.67 -9.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Mountains and hills of County Cork

Knockoura

Knockgour is a mountain in County Cork, Ireland. Approx 480 metres high and one of the Irish Hangliding & Paragliding (IHPA) http://ihpa. ie/ Sites as well as being a site for 4 communications masts for telephone, TV, VHF, coastguard and WiMax antennas

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Located at 51.65 -9.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Mountains and hills of County Cork

Lawrence Cove

Lawrence Cove is a sheltered inlet on the north side of Bere Island, West Cork, Ireland, just to the west of the main village of Rerrin. One of the island's ferry services operates from here. It is also the location of a yachting marina.

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Located at 51.63 -9.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Geography of County Cork